short-circuit

short-cir·cuit

(shôrt′sûr′kĭt)

v. short-cir·cuit·ed, short-cir·cuit·ing, short-cir·cuits

v.tr.

1. To cause to have a short circuit.

2. Informal To hamper the progress of; impede.

3. To bypass.

v.intr.

To become affected with a short circuit.

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short′ cir′cuit

n.

an abnormal condition of relatively low resistance between two points of differing potential in a circuit, usu. resulting in a flow of excess current.

[1875–80]

short′-cir′cuit

v.t.

1.

a. to make (a switch, etc.) inoperable by establishing a short circuit in.

b. to carry (a current) as a short circuit.

2. to bypass, impede, or frustrate.

v.i.

3. to form or become disabled by a short circuit.

[1870–75]

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short-circuit

Past participle: short-circuited
Gerund: short-circuiting

Imperative

short-circuit

short-circuit

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" frustrate, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
	2.	short-circuit - create a short circuit in short create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	3.	short-circuit - avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" bypass, get around, go around avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

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Translations

short-circuit

[ˈʃɔːtˈsɜːkɪt] (Elec)

A. N → cortocircuito m

B. VT

1. (Elec) → provocar un cortocircuito en

2. (fig) (= bypass) → evitar (la necesidad de pasar por)

C. VI → hacer un cortocircuito

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

short-circuit

[ˌʃɔːtˈsɜːkɪt]

1. vt (Elec) → mettere in cortocircuito

2. vi (Elec) → fare cortocircuito

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